A quick glance at a selection of current ads will confirm the fact that sport most definitely sells; possibly even more effectively than sex in the case of Premiership football. It is perhaps surprising, then, that there are currently no general sports consumer magazines on the market, with most publishers concentrating on specific sports or… Continue reading Feature: Sports Mags Market To Broaden With New Launches
There has been a further increase in the overall decline in national newspaper readership, according to the latest figures released by the National Readership Survey (NRS). A year-on-year analysis shows the whole sector falling 3.1% – or 2.2 million readers – for the six month period ending February 2000.The largest falls came from the Sunday… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round Up – February 2000
The Manchester Evening News is the country’s biggest-selling regional newspaper, according to the latest figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) this week. The Manchester daily title takes the top spot from the Birmingham Evening Mail, which has been suspended by the ABC following the discovery that it was reporting false circulation figures… Continue reading Flagship Regional Titles See Fall In Sales
Weekly titles showed the most steady performance year on year in the latest regional newspapers circulation figures released by the Audit Bureau of Circulations (ABC) this week. The sector is led by Cornwall’s West Briton Series which had a weekly circulation of 50,616 copies for the July-December 1999 period; this is virtually no change on… Continue reading Top Regional Weeklies Hold Steady In Latest ABCs
Month On MonthMonthly national newspaper circulation figures for February, released by the ABC this week, show a fairly solid performance from the News International titles. The Sun, Times, Sunday Times and News Of The World all show improving sales when compared to January’s figures.Elsewhere, the Financial Times continues to grow its circulation base, up 3.2%… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – February 2000
There has been an increase in the overall decline in national newspaper readership, according to the latest figures released by the National Readership Survey (NRS). A year-on-year analysis shows the whole sector falling 2.3% – or 1.6 million readers – for the six-month period ending January 2000.The largest falls during the period came from the… Continue reading National Newspaper NRS Round-Up – January 2000
The Newspaper Society has been campaigning for some time to increase the profile of the regional press amongst national advertisers and their agencies. It is the Society’s long-term aim to gradually increase the percentage of national display advertising that regional newspapers take. However, this month sees the closure of The Word, a cross-company sales shop… Continue reading Feature: Regional Publishers Must Work Hard To Attract National Advertisers
Month On MonthThe national newspaper sector saw an overall increase in sales of over a million copies between December 1999 and January this year, according to the latest data released by the Audit Bureau of Circualtions (ABC). Some particularly strong performances from the News Of The World, Mirror, Sunday Mirror and Sunday Times helped boost… Continue reading National Newspaper ABC Round-Up – January 2000
IPC’s Uncut continues to outperform it rivals in the film magazine sector. For the third successive period the title has recorded a rise of over 20% in total average net sales – up 25% year on year for the July to December 1999 period. The new market leader is Inside Film, which releases its first… Continue reading Uncut Continues To Grow In Film Sector
The following tables show the overall performances of each magazine publishing group in the July-December 1999 ABCs, released on Friday last week. Attic Futura, Dennis Publishing and Future Publishing are the only companies to show overall annual growth in their portfolios.The consumer publishing giants, EMAP and IPC, both saw slight decline in their overall sales… Continue reading July-December 1999 ABCs – Performance By Publisher
